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Court — village court — jurisdiction limits — cannot be increased by consent.
Judgment — status of judgment given without jurisdiction.
Legislation — Customary Law and Primary Courts Act 1981, ss 10 and 11.
The limits of a village court jurisdiction are set in the Act and cannot be increased by consent. A village court is not a court of inherent jurisdiction and any judgment given by it in a matter exceeding its jurisdiction is a nullity.
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